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Is spring really — finally — here?

It’s far from clear if the weather is planning to cooperate, but spring arrives — technically, at least — Friday. The vernal equinox arrives on Friday, marking the start of the spring season for the Northern Hemisphere and the fall in the Southern Hemisphere. On the equator, the sun will be directly overhead at noon. […]

MARCH 16, 2026

How Americans will be celebrating Halloween, according to a new AP-NORC poll

Sherry Jenkins is a Halloween person by default. She lives in Blairstown, New Jersey, a rural town where much of the original “Friday the 13th” horror movie was filmed. That date is, of course, a huge draw for tourists, but the town and its residents are all in on promoting Halloween as well with a parade and […]

OCT. 28, 2025

Coverage of Brazil and Rohingya earn AP staffers National Headliner Awards

Reporting on horrifying violence across Brazil and the plight of Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar earned AP journalists top honors in the National Headliner Awards, announced today by the sponsoring Press Club of Atlantic City.

For these incarcerated students, online school has been a disaster

To earn his freedom, 15-year-old Cayden Gillespie had to complete three school assignments a day. But school had gone virtual for Cayden and other incarcerated young people in Florida. And sometimes, he didn’t understand it. One day last summer, he kept failing an online pre-algebra test. There were too many words to read. He didn’t know how […]

AUG. 14, 2025

The NFL season begins in less than a week. Here’s a look at intriguing storylines and how to watch

The NFL regular season opens on Thursday night when the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles host the Dallas Cowboys.

AUG. 29, 2025

It could be the most open Premier League title race in years as clubs spend big to take advantage

The Premier League is back after one of the most unpredictable seasons in recent memory saw Liverpool win a record-equaling 20th title, Manchester City go into meltdown and Manchester United hit new lows. The new campaign kicks off on Friday and teams have spent big in an attempt to capitalize on what looks like being a wide open […]

AUG. 13, 2025

US and Ukraine sign deal giving US access to country’s valuable mineral wealth

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and Ukraine on Wednesday signed an agreement granting American access to Ukraine’s vast mineral resources, finalizing a deal months in the making that could enable continued military aid to Kyiv amid concerns that President Donald Trump might scale back support in ongoing peace negotiations with Russia. The two sides offered […]

APRIL 30, 2025

AP wins 2 Pulitzers for racial justice, COVID-19 photography

NEW YORK — The Associated Press has swept the Pulitzer Prize photography awards, winning both the breaking news and feature photography prizes for images of explosive protests over racial injustice and the pandemic’s toll on the elderly in Spain.

JUNE 11, 2021

AP expands Minor League Baseball coverage

The Associated Press has expanded its coverage of Minor League Baseball, through automated stories, for games not previously covered by the news organization.

JUNE 30, 2016

Paul Haven nuevo Director de Noticias de AP para A Latina

Director de Noticias para América Latina y el Caribe Paul Haven (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills) NUEVA YORK (AP) — Paul Haven, un veterano corresponsal internacional y mánager de diversas salas de redacción, que ha liderado las oficinas de The Associated Press en el sur de Asía, Europa y Latinoamérica, ha sido nombrado Director de Noticias para […]

MARCH 3, 2016

Former AP civil rights reporter Kathryn Johnson dies

Kathryn Johnson, a trailblazing civil rights reporter for the AP, died Oct. 23, 2019, at the age of 93 in Atlanta. (AP Photo) Kathryn Johnson, a trailblazing reporter for The Associated Press whose intrepid coverage of the civil rights movement and other major stories led to a string of legendary scoops, died Wednesday. She was 93. Her […]

OCT. 23, 2019